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Breaking News RSS FeedsBohemian neutrality - The wrangling over net neutrality deserves an opera. Gibbs obliges. ...Feed Source: www.networkworld.com Google's App Inventor: First impressions - Gibbs just got an invite to Google's App Inventor and he's impressed with what is an early beta ... Security-as-a-service growing - When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions, you will quickly find out about "that one application" that is a SaaS application.
... Disband the ITU-T IPv6 Group - When the ITU-T IPv6 Group gets together in Geneva next week, one of the things they should discuss is the need for their very existence.... Ready or not, cloud is coming - Regardless of whether you are a cheerleader or a naysayer, the fact is the pieces for cloud computing are coalescing rapidly. This stuff isn?t vaporware. Our tests of cloud services ? the third of which appears in this issue -- show a rich and growing list of capabilities.... Rest in bits - Gibbs ponders death online ... 'Hope all is well' can be annoying as ? - This beef is a trivial matter, I realize; virtually all e-mail etiquette issues are minor by definition. But every time I read that smarmy greeting my blood pressure ticks up just a notch, meaning that I am -- ever so briefly -- less well.... The iMo Monster: A quick and easy secondary monitor - The scoop: iMo Monster 10-inch touchscreen monitor, by MIMO Monitors, about $260... Apple, Adobe and laziness - Steve Jobs called Adobe lazy but why hasn't Apple fixed iTunes ... Google/Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help the 'Net? - In spite of the fact that the net neutrality proposal that Google and Verizon published on Aug. 9 was not much like what the rumor mill predicted as late as the day before, the proposal sure has kicked off a lot of controversy.... Eric Schmidt and the end of an era - Gibbs sees the opinions of Google's CEO on online anonymity as the end of an era ... Opinion: IT needs to help secure industrial control systems - After the Stuxnet worm exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a popular industrial controller, it's clear that operators of large-scale infrastructure management systems need to work with the IT security community to better safeguard these critical systems.... Don't get burned ? Put some SPF 50 on your business continuity/disaster recovery plan - On vacation, forgetting your sunscreen may lead to a painful burn, but forgetting key components of an organization's business continuity (BC)/disaster recovery (DR) plan hurts a lot more. Overlooking even one item can weaken your entire network and mean significant losses in revenue and productivity.... Do you need network security and privacy loss insurance? - If your business manages personal information about health or finances, a security breach can cost millions. HITECH and other regulations not only apply fines, but they require disclosure and notification of those affected. In some cases, companies must pay for free credit reports too. These costs can range from $80 to $200 per compromised record. The problem for many companies is the sheer volume of information that can be compromised in a single breach. If you lose 5,000, 50,000 or 500,000 records, the math may mean bankruptcy. Fortunately, you can now get insurance to cover these risks.... Ebook readers: Nails in old school publishing's coffin - Gibbs takes a look at the Barnes and Noble Nook and compares it to the Alex he recently reviewed ... Is cyberwar lawful? - The answer is probably not -- at least an unprovoked attack -- based on extensive new legal research appearing in an upcoming issue of the British journal INFO.... If net neutrality dies, blame the comms junkies - Mark Gibbs ponders net neutrality, service agreements and consumer comms addiction.... Living with the knowledge that we're infected - Even as average enterprise security spending has risen over the years from 2% of the total IT budget to 10%, the percentage of compromised corporate machines has also climbed, now up to 7% to 9% by some estimates.... Putting IE's market share gains in perspective - Much is being made of the fact that Microsoft has at least temporarily stanched the bleeding in terms of Internet Explorer's market share, and, in fact, has managed to nudge the number upward slightly in each of the past two months.... Building a better netbook - Mark Gibbs looked at the Samsung NB30 and decided it needed a better OS.... Catching up on the Cool Tools backlog - It's not even the holiday season yet, and we've got a bunch of boxes coming in daily. This also means that I need to catch up on writing about some items that have been sitting here lately. These are cool items that are easy to talk about quickly without writing a full review.... The price of free Internet: a piece of your soul - It is not news that there are a lot of companies, and maybe a few governments, tracking your every move on the Internet. But most people have not yet internalized just how pervasive and detailed the tracking is.... Softer data-leak prevention - Data-leak prevention is growing at 10% a year, a bit slower than anticipated but still pretty fast compared to other security technologies. In this year's research we see DLP use or active evaluation among 36% of research participants. The primary driver is compliance, as with most security funding. In looking at DLP deployment over time we noticed something very interesting: quite a few companies that deployed DLP last year pulled back on their deployments because of a backlash from users and management. ... Facebook, nannying, and objectives - Gibbs ponders the problems with employees and social networking and suggests that nannying won't cut it. ... Not just a passing fad: Improved productivity looks good on your business - Technology, like fashion, evolves constantly, but one thing that is always in fashion is saving money.... Police may quiz PM's aide Coulson - The police are likely to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Number 10 communications chief Andy Coulson, the Met's assistant commissioner says.... Gillard to stay as Australian PM - Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.... Blitz commemorated at St Paul's - Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres.... Strike severely disrupts Tube - Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.... Carey heads up Booker shortlist - Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.... Diamond to be new Barclays chief - Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.... Cameron warns of challenges ahead - David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road".... France strikes over pension plans - France is experiencing major disruption because of a nationwide strike over pension reform, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill.... Housing group 'near administration' - Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.... UK slipping down graduate league - The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.... Tax error letters start to arrive - UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations.... Most believe 'retirement is over' - Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds.... Tree house: Row breaks out over 35ft high leylandii - A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft.... Crikey! Beano Club closes to new members - The club for dedicated fans of Dennis the Menace is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members.... Harrison to take on champion Haye - David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison.... Capello insists Rooney will play - England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.... Federer cruises into last eight - Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.... Live - County Championship - Nottinghamshire target the Championship title while relegation and promotion issues are at stake as the county season builds towards a climax.... Woods set to learn Ryder Cup fate - Tiger Woods will find out on Tuesday if he has made the United States Ryder Cup team to play Europe at Celtic Manor.... No helmet suspect killed in crash - A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike.... Police plea to dead baby's mother - Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found dumped in a garden are still trying to trace the mother.... Hit-and-run death teenager jailed - A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.... Huge growth at largest wind farm - Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond announces.... Warning of 'prolonged recession' - The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy.... Priest to meet dissident families - A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI.... NHS in Wales faces £380m cutbacks - The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years.... £90m village by-pass opens early - A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule.... Nigeria city fears sect attacks - The army is conducting joint patrols with the police in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri after a wave of killings blamed on the Islamist sect, Boko Haram.... Arrests over Swaziland protests - Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.... Burma leader begins China visit - Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is starting a five-day visit to China to seek support for planned national elections later this year.... Christchurch hit by aftershocks - Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage.... EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis - The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.... Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet - Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis.... Guatemala mudslide search halted - Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.... Mexico begins army shooting probe - Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint.... Iran stands firm on stoning case - Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.... Political void 'threatens Iraq' - Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, a minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country.... Kabul Bank investors' cash frozen - Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors.... Petraeus warns over Koran burning - The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it.... Obama unveils $50bn building plan - President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.... Travolta extortion case dismissed - Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.... Ocado sees 30% rise in food sales - Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls.... Scam fear over electricity credit - Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.... School clothes boost retail sales - Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest.... Don't anoint leader, says Abbott - Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying the party must show it has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.... AV referendum bill passes MP vote - Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.... Blair 'must fund own protection' - Tony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says.... UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind' - Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.... ME 'virus link' found in children - ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.... Gaps persist in cancer survival - Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show.... Students 'put off by £7,000 fees' - A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.... First 16 'free schools' revealed - The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.... Former head jailed for sex abuse - A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.... PS3 update blocks hardware hack - Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.... UK mobile firms to merge networks - Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.... Pirate gamers face more sanctions - The developers behind the hotly anticipated Halo: Reach have taken another step aimed at cracking down on pirates.... 'No climate link' to African wars - A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.... Inbred bees 'facing extinction' - Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.... Red Planet 'may not be lifeless' - Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.... Rock anthems vanishing from chart - Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.... Fry slams BBC 'culture of fear' - Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes... One million tune in to Daybreak - More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle.... The 60s, but not as we know it - US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.... Do our memories get better with age? - Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?... Eddie who? - Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?... Police 'will decide on phone hacking inquiry' - The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.... What to do if you get a tax letter - Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money.... Skyscraper climb using suction cups - A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups.... Hurricane pilot remembers Blitz - Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs.... 'The Blitz brought everybody together' - Alf Morris, who was 10 at the time of the Blitz, took BBC News back to the site of his former home in Bethnal Green to relive the events of the first night of Nazi Germany's assault on London.... Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11 - Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.... Inside UK's first Sikh temple school - Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple.... Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan - The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.... Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb' - The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.... In pictures - The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago... Music for dinner parties? - What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music... How to fix Pakistan - Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?... Moral support - Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong... Tax letters - If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next?... Cutting it - Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine?... 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